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Examples

  • People argued that they had funded Plenty's charitable missions while getting by on puny rations.

    Sex, Drugs, and Soybeans Windolf, Jim 2007

  • Plenty's been said about the latest effort by House Republicans to use a minimum wage increase as a Trojan Horse to pass a $260+ billion inheritance tax cut for the 8,000 wealthiest families in America.

    Archive 2006-08-01 Steve Perez 2006

  • In easy state upon this couch there sat a jolly Giant, glorious to see; who bore a glowing torch, in shape not unlike Plenty's horn, and held it up, high up, to shed its light on

    Journeys Through Bookland, Vol. 6 Charles Herbert Sylvester

  • In easy state upon this couch there sat a jolly Giant, glorious to see; who bore a glowing torch, in shape not unlike Plenty's horn, and held it up, high up, to shed its light on Scrooge, as he came peeping round the door.

    A Budget of Christmas Tales by Charles Dickens and Others Juliana Horatia Gatty Ewing 1892

  • I've got into lazy ways lately, and it is high time I went at something useful, so here I go, and Mac abruptly vanished into the study while Rose joined Phebe in Aunt Plenty's room.

    Rose in Bloom 1876

  • Mac opened his eyes wide at this reply, then seemed to see the joke and joined in the laugh with such heartiness that Aunt Plenty's voice was heard demanding from above with sleepy anxiety: "Is the house afire?"

    Rose in Bloom 1876

  • Anxious to smooth the way for Phebe, Rose was up betimes and slipped into Aunt Plenty's room before the old lady had gotten her cap on.

    Rose in Bloom 1876

  • Rose turned as red as a poppy, snatched the pen, and flew upstairs, to call herself hard names as she industriously spoiled all Aunt Plenty's new pocket handkerchiefs by marking them "A.M.C."

    Rose in Bloom 1876

  • Even Aunt Plenty's red flannel, camphor, and Pond's Extract were preferable to general society, and long solitary rides on Rosa seemed the only thing to put her in tune after one of her attempts to find out what she ought to do or leave undone.

    Rose in Bloom 1876

  • Jessie has been wondering how you have managed to keep from falling in love with Phebe all this time, and Clara is quite sure that you waited only till she was safe under Aunt Plenty's wing to offer yourself in the good old-fashioned style.

    Rose in Bloom 1876

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